Monday, September 29
(Venue & Co-hosted by: Council of the Americas, 680 Park Avenue)

           10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon         
TRADE AND INVESTMENT FORUM

Bolivar Pariente, Banco Nacional de Panama
Economic Perspective of Panama

Panama: Stock Exchange

Ricardo Eskildsen, US-Panama Business Council
Moderator

Panama: From the Eyes of Wall Street

Welcoming Remarks on behalf of the Council of the Americas
Sergio Galvia, Sullivan & Cromwell 

Welcoming Remarks on behalf of the US-Panama Business Council
Ambassador Juan B. Sosa, USPA

Recipients of Friendship Award 2003
Alfredo Arias, Interoceanic Region Authority

Amb. Juan B. Sosa, USPA; Roberto Dominguez, USPA, Linda Boyd-Jones, 
Parsons Brinckerhoff & Alfreo Arias

Remarks & Recipient of Award
H.E. Harmodio Arias, Minister of Foreign Relations

Ricardo Eskildsen, USPA; H.E. Harmodio Arias 
& H.E. Roberto Alfaro, Ambassador of Panama to the U.S.

Bolivar Pariente, Banco Nacional


Keynote Speaker
Raul Aleman, President, Panama Banking Association



Audience at Lunch

7:00-10:00 PM
WORLD YACHT CRUISE


Tuesday, September 30

(Venue: New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon


   NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BRIEFING

(Venue & Co-hosted by: Bear Stearns & Co., 383 Madison Avenue)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
POWER LUNCH
Remarks
Alan C. Greenberg, Chairman of the Executive Committee
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Herman Badillo
Former Deputy Mayor & Former Congressman from New York

(Venue & Co-hosted by: Council of the Americas, 680 Park Avenue)
4:00-6:30 p.m.
TOURISM PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP
Liriola Pitti, General Manager, Panama Institute of Tourism
Panama: The Path Less Traveled


Welcoming Remarks
Ambassador Juan B. Sosa, President, 
US-Panama Business Council


Welcoming Remarks
Susan Davis, Director of Programs,
Council of the Americas


Presentations by
Donna Siebrasse de Sanchiz
Ketchum


Marco Gandasegui, General Manager
Ancon Expeditions of Panama


Ernesto Orillac, Director
Margo Tours


Fidel Feyes, General Manager
Gamboa Rainforest Resort


Tourism Workshop


6:30-8:00 p.m.
TOURISM RECEPTION & FRIENDSHIP AWARDS 2003
Recipients
Liriola Pitti, Panamanian Institute of Tourism
Donald Trump, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts



Donald Trump with Liriola Pitti; Amb. Juan B. Sosa, & Ricardo Eskildsen

NEW YORK PROGRAM
(Program & Pictorial NY)

WASHINGTON, DC PROGRAM
(Congressional Reception)  
(Bd. Mt., Forum & Lunch)
(Reception OAS)
(Gala Dinner OAS)
(Power Breakfast, Town Hall Mt. & Lunch)
(Embassy Reception)
(Vice President's Remarks)
(Media Coverage)